Islam Hadhari - Way To Dynamism And Progress
Islam Hadhari (civilisational Islam), introduced by the government as a model for development in Malaysia, can serve as the best model for today's Islamic world in an effort to revive the glorious heritage of the Ummah (Muslim community).
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said to realise the vision, Malaysia was prepared to share its experiences with other Muslims on its achievements in modernising the nation, despite having a multi-racial society. "Maybe with our experience, we could share our thoughts, energy and aspiration, in regaining the past glory of Islamic civilisation," he said in his keynote address at the national convention on Islam Hadhari, here Friday.
He said the Muslim world continued to lag behind non-Muslim nations such as North America, Europe and Japan which had fast developed, and also new economic giants such as India and China. Overnight, India, had transformed into a global information technology centre, he said.
No thanks to the Muslim world's lackaidaisical attitude, their excellence in knowledge, renowned during the glorious Islamic civilisation, were eventually overtaken by the West, he said.
"We do not want to become Muslims who are narrow in our understanding of akhirat (hereafter) and neglecting world achievements," he said. He said the Muslim community had long been weakened by the wrong teachings of Islam and the failure to understand the teachings as prescribed in the Quran.
He said Islam Hadhari, an effort to bring the Ummah back to basics, also encouraged the Muslim community to be dynamic and progressive. According to Najib, various lessons contained in the Quran, were timeless, citing Prophet Yunus's experience in living inside the body of a fish, as an example, of how scientists had made it into a reality by inventing submarines. He said Islam Hadhari encouraged change in accordance with the times, including the need for the Muslims to empower themselves with knowledge such as information technology, which would help in preparations for the ummah's development."It also means preparing ourselves by upgrading our knowledge in sophisticated military hardware and software, in the present context," he said.Najib said Islam Hadhari also emphasised the importance of bringing knowledge and exchange of ideas to the highest level.
"As such, I urge all Muslims and scholars in particular, to spearhead these efforts towards this transformation of the minds," he said.The Islam Hadhari concept was also an approach for change in an effort to raise and revive the Muslims' dignity, he said.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said to realise the vision, Malaysia was prepared to share its experiences with other Muslims on its achievements in modernising the nation, despite having a multi-racial society. "Maybe with our experience, we could share our thoughts, energy and aspiration, in regaining the past glory of Islamic civilisation," he said in his keynote address at the national convention on Islam Hadhari, here Friday.
He said the Muslim world continued to lag behind non-Muslim nations such as North America, Europe and Japan which had fast developed, and also new economic giants such as India and China. Overnight, India, had transformed into a global information technology centre, he said.
No thanks to the Muslim world's lackaidaisical attitude, their excellence in knowledge, renowned during the glorious Islamic civilisation, were eventually overtaken by the West, he said.
"We do not want to become Muslims who are narrow in our understanding of akhirat (hereafter) and neglecting world achievements," he said. He said the Muslim community had long been weakened by the wrong teachings of Islam and the failure to understand the teachings as prescribed in the Quran.
He said Islam Hadhari, an effort to bring the Ummah back to basics, also encouraged the Muslim community to be dynamic and progressive. According to Najib, various lessons contained in the Quran, were timeless, citing Prophet Yunus's experience in living inside the body of a fish, as an example, of how scientists had made it into a reality by inventing submarines. He said Islam Hadhari encouraged change in accordance with the times, including the need for the Muslims to empower themselves with knowledge such as information technology, which would help in preparations for the ummah's development."It also means preparing ourselves by upgrading our knowledge in sophisticated military hardware and software, in the present context," he said.Najib said Islam Hadhari also emphasised the importance of bringing knowledge and exchange of ideas to the highest level.
"As such, I urge all Muslims and scholars in particular, to spearhead these efforts towards this transformation of the minds," he said.The Islam Hadhari concept was also an approach for change in an effort to raise and revive the Muslims' dignity, he said.
posted by The Malaysian. at 6/23/2006 06:00:00 PM
2 Comments:
A simpler understanding of the application of Islam Hadhari:-
TO BE AS ADVANCE AS USA AND EUROPE BUT WITH THE RIGHT MORAL VALUES.
Billy,
There are lots of Malays who have made it on their own without getting help from the goverment. We learn the hard way in business. Of course there are some who chose the easy way out.
Maybe the environment I live in is slightly different; an inter-marriage you see. But I am proud to take that "cultural/religio" risk and after three decades, I acquired the wisdom and understand how it feels to be a Malaysian, in a Malaysia, Truly Asia.
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